On Wed, 2 Sep 1998, Tim Salo wrote:
Take a look at http://www.cavebear.com/nsf-dns/ for some answers (or more questions depending on your POV.)
Note that Karl's document:
o Is focused on whether the whois database is within the purview of the Privacy Act of 1974, but doesn't directly address the ownership of the whois database;
I am no lawyer, but have been following these events with a great deal of interest. My understanding is that if you answer the question of if the Privacy Act of 1974 is relative, then you have answered the question of who owns the database. The Privacy Act would not apply to a privately owned database, but would apply to a government owned one. So, given the response to Karls inquiry, it would appear that NSF at least believes it to be the property of NSI. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Patrick Greenwell (800) 299-1288 v Systems Administrator (925) 377-1212 v NameSecure (925) 377-1414 f Coming to the ISPF? The Forum for ISPs by ISPs http://www.ispf.com \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/